The Micron Booster sets are Japanese-exclusive Mini-Cons, sold in individual, blind-packed boxes. The plastic bags inside the box were opaque black as well. As such, buyers did not know what Mini-Con was inside the box until they opened them.
Micron Booster Ver.0
The first assortment of Micron Boosters was sold as part of the Micron Legend (the Japanese name for Armada) series. The versions of the Air Defense Mini-Con Team and the Race Mini-Con Team in this assortment are cast in a slightly-sparkly plastic with slightly-sparkly paint, but are otherwise nearly identical to the standard retail releases.
Ver.0 includes...
- 1. Rod
- 2. Atlas
- 3. Mach (Jetstorm)
- 4. Jetter (Runway)
- 5. Shuttler (Sonar)
- 6. Drift (Dirt Boss)
- 7. Spin (Downshift)
- 8. Indy (Mirage)
Micron Booster Ver.1
New for the Super Link (Japanese Energon) series, the second assortment of Micron Boosters set the stage for the following waves. This time, the number of toys in the assortment brought up to twelve, and every single toy was redecoed as a new character.
Ver.1 includes...
- 1. Chrome
- 2. Thyristor
- 3. Synapse
- 4. Lens
- 5. Quantum
- 6. Beacon
- 7. Mile
- 8. Hover
- 9. Solar
- 10. Torque
- 11. Crunch
- 12. Spoil
Beacon, Lens and Quantum can combine to form the Blizzard Saber.
Micron Booster Vol.2
The third Micron Booster set -still part of Super Link- introduced the "chase" toy to the mix; only half of the cases had the "headliner" Mini-Con Saber in it. As such, a full set of twelve Mini-Cons went for considerably more on the secondary market than an incomplete set of 11 without Saber in it.
Vol.2 includes...
- 1. Saber
- 2. Processor
- 3. Triac
- 4. Effect
- 5. Seeker
- 6. Blitz
- 7. Cluster
- 8. Rotor
- 9. Groove
- 10. Brake
- 11. Damper
- 12. Filter
Brake, Damper and Filter can combine to form Frenzy.
Micron Booster Ver.3
The series continued with a single set in the Galaxy Force (Japanese Cybertron) series. Unlike previous assortments, buying a case of twelve did not guarantee you all eleven of the "common" Mini-Cons. Though it has yet to be confirmed, this is most likely due to the four "partner" Mini-Cons in the assortment who were made in larger numbers than the others, due to being gang-molded with their larger partners, who were part of the normal retail Galaxy Force line. As such, each case often had multiples of a couple of the "partners", missing some of the others, on top of the one-in-every-two-cases chaser piece Bug General.
Ver.3 includes...